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      What's the pronunciation?

      This is a pronunciation game I made up called 'What's the pronunciation?'

      Preparation
      I collect a list of about 10 words students have mispronounced.

      Procedure

      • I divide students into teams of 2-4 people
      • I spell out the first word, e.g., C-U-L-T-U-R-E
      • I ask the teams to confer on the correct pronunciation and to pick a spokesperson
      • Then I ask each team's spokesperson what the correct pronunciation is
      • I mark on a piece of paper if it's right or not. After each team has given its guess, I allot points on the board to the teams that pronounced the word well
      • I continue with the next word.

      It's a good idea to rotate the starting team with each round because otherwise, students will start changing their guesses to match the pronunciation of winning team. I usually do just ten words and then award candy to the team with the most points. Students really start to be careful about their pronunciation when points are involved!

      Diane B, Costa Rica

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      Comments

      bosey2008's picture
      bosey2008
      Submitted on 18 May, 2008 - 22:42
      Thanks for this activity, it will be useful with the children

       

      scarlett's picture
      scarlett
      Submitted on 27 June, 2008 - 06:37
      This is a good activity for practise kids' pronunciation!
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      marissacpro
      Submitted on 20 July, 2008 - 19:14

      admin wrote:

      This is a pronunciation game I made up called 'What's the pronunciation?'

      Preparation
      I collect a list of about 10 words students have mispronounced.

      Procedure

      • I divide students into teams of 2-4 people
      • I spell out the first word, e.g., C -U-L-T-U-R-E
      • I ask the teams to confer on the correct pronunciation and to pick a spokesperson
      • Then I ask each team's spokesperson what the correct pronunciation is
      • I mark on a piece of paper if it's right or not. After each team has given its guess, I allot points on the board to the teams that pronounced the word well
      • I continue with the next word.

      It's a good idea to rotate the starting team with each round because otherwise, students will start changing their guesses to match the pronunciation of winning team. I usually do just ten words and then award candy to the team with the most points. Students really start to be careful about their pronunciation when points are involved!

      Diane B, Costa Rica

      very nice activity !!!

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      mercedesm
      Submitted on 27 March, 2011 - 18:14

      Thanks so much for this activity, i really love teaching throught music, however, i still have a lot to learn.

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      N.K.Dadhich
      Submitted on 14 February, 2012 - 18:48

      it works nicely with children.

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      TeacherAkane
      Submitted on 16 January, 2013 - 05:24
      Thanks for your idea! I'll try it with my students! :D